Two sites I admire and have on my sidebar are undergoing improvements.

Kevin Cordi’s Storybox Project already has its own Web site, but now it has a Ning group, billed as a place to “Share your Story, Story Ideas, and learn more about the Story Box Project!”

Here’s more describing what the Storybox Project is about:

Share your stories by sending them to us so that we can place them in the international/national Story Boxes. These Story Boxes are shared with new audiences in places in and around the world. Hundreds and thousands of people will read them. A teacher may use the story to help their classroom. A storyteller may perform your story to a group of kids. We have had people published as a result of reading their story in the Story Box. A community organizer may share their story to help others value their community. A child may create their own world based on your imagination. We guarantee the story will travel and with each new place, new readers will discover your story.

The Story Box is designed to help share the global world of stories. The narrative either we make up or we live is worth sharing with others. No story is edited. We do ask that you mark it for kids /adults or both. It is simply placed in the Story Box. However, when you fill out the story form, people are encouraged to let you know where the story travels and what they did with it. Don’t be surprised to hear from others around the world about your story. Kids write the authors. Other writers share ideas. Your writing is part of the Global sharing experiences.

The other site undergoing big improvements is The Remembering Site founded by my new friend Sarah McCue. The site is getting a redesign, slated for around Mother’s Day. Here’s what the site is about:

And here’s a tiny thumbnail glimpse of what the redesign will look like:

Speaking of Mother’s Day, SMITH Mag is teaming up with truuconfessions and Postcards from Yo Momma for a new six-word challenge about all things Mom. Truuconfessions, which just released the book, True Mom Confessions: Real Moms Get Real, will choose the best six-word story about parenting; the editors of Postcards from Yo Momma will award the prize for the best six-word story about your relationship with your mother. Both winners will get signed copies of the three books published by the sites, plus artistic validation and Internet fame. Three runners-up will win one book of their choice. The contest ends on May 10, Mother’s Day.